35 things you may not know about David Schneider

This year we are getting better acquainted with the WPTZ NewsChannel 5 Team. Here are 35 things you may not know about NewsChannel 5 Weekend Anchor and Reporter David Schneider.

As a budding young journalist David got his start working the phones as seen here at his Cambridge, Vermont home.

David got his sea legs at an early age. His parents maintain he was sailing by the time he was a month old. It's a sport and an art he loves to this day.

He has always been just as much at home on equipment around his parents' farm as he is on a boat.

A view from the Cambridge farm.

David has an older sister, Newell, whom he loves dearly. They've been having fun together as long as he can remember.

David shares his love of boating with his nephew Ben.

He also shares his love of riding with his niece Grace.

As much as we all wanted, we could not take the dolphin home.

Lillian, David's grandmother on his dad's side, lived from 1900 to 2000. She was a wise woman who loved people, traveling and the arts.

Robert, David's grandfather on his mom's side, celebrated his 100th birthday two years ago. He is doing quite well, and remains the best card player in the family.

David loves his mother and father very much, and can only begin to express his gratitude for the opportunities they've given him. They have encouraged his studies, nurtured his faith and instilled an appreciation for so much in life. They are seen here about 30 years ago, give or take a few, around the time David was born.

David developed a love of ballroom dancing, cultivated by one of the finest coaches around, Bobbi Davies. David competed with his ballroom partner, Agnes, on and off for ten years.

They competed at several national championships. He could not have asked for a better coach, a harder working partner, or better friends.

David loves sailing all kinds of boats, from small single-handed dinghies, up to the the 92-foot schooner he crewed aboard during high school.

Nearly any day on the water is a good one.

David loves playing the guitar, everything from Jars of Clay and Rhett Walker Band to Johnny Cash and Paul Simon.

Another love of David's is traveling. He lived in Florence, Italy, during his Junior year of college. He took this picture of Il Duomo, one of the most beautiful buildings in the city.

During his year abroad, David backpacked around Europe. Over the winter break, he left Italy for a month and decided to go north. He photographed this sign in the Swedish town of Kiruna, above the Arctic Circle.

In the arctic, David went on an overnight dogsledding trip. He slept in a Lappish hut heated by wood he helped chop.

Exterior of the Lappish hut.

Sunrise in the arctic was around 10 am, sunset was around 1pm.

This little pup, not phased by the cold, just wanted to play.

Jukkasjärvi is home to an ice hotel, which David stopped to visit, though he did not stay over.

The ice bar was one of the coolest he's seen ... That's an absolute.

Back in the U.S., David finished his undergraduate studies with a B.A. in English.

After graduating, the family travelled across the country. Mount Rushmore was smaller than expected.

David went to graduate school at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, the oldest "j-school" in the nation, to earn his Master's.

Another view of Mizzou.

David started working at WPTZ in March, 2008. Some of his stories since then include bobsledding in Lake Placid.

Interviewing Steve Holcomb, the man who would win the U.S.A.'s first gold medal in the four-man bobsled since 1948...

Flying in an F-16 with the Vermont Air National Guard. Yes, he threw up, but he never passed out - even under 9 Gs....

...and interviewing Bill Cosby when he performed at the Champlain Valley Fair.

David loves food. He ate everything you see here - and has been on a diet ever since.

He also likes oysters. A lot.

The whole family loves the beach and the water.

Fritz always sleeps best in somebody's bed.

The cats loved Vermont. Tiger loved climbing.

If anyone was going somewhere, Morris wanted to come too.

David loves climbing too, though nothing too technical.

One of his newest passions is skiing. He loves the thrill of the sport, the friends that share it and the beauty of the mountains on a winter morning.

You can see the joy in his eyes...

When the snow melts, there is nowhere he would rather be than on Lake Champlain with family and friends.

After growing up in Vermont, living and working in other parts of this country and living in Europe for a year, David came back to the Champlain Valley and mountains on either side because he loves this place more than any he's been. This is his home.

This year we are getting better acquainted with the WPTZ NewsChannel 5 Team. Here are 35 things you may not know about NewsChannel 5 Weekend Anchor and Reporter David Schneider.

As a budding young journalist David got his start working the phones as seen here at his Cambridge, Vermont home.

David got his sea legs at an early age. His parents maintain he was sailing by the time he was a month old. It's a sport and an art he loves to this day.

He has always been just as much at home on equipment around his parents' farm as he is on a boat.

A view from the Cambridge farm.

David has an older sister, Newell, whom he loves dearly. They've been having fun together as long as he can remember.

David shares his love of boating with his nephew Ben.

He also shares his love of riding with his niece Grace.

As much as we all wanted, we could not take the dolphin home.

Lillian, David's grandmother on his dad's side, lived from 1900 to 2000. She was a wise woman who loved people, traveling and the arts.

Robert, David's grandfather on his mom's side, celebrated his 100th birthday two years ago. He is doing quite well, and remains the best card player in the family.

David loves his mother and father very much, and can only begin to express his gratitude for the opportunities they've given him. They have encouraged his studies, nurtured his faith and instilled an appreciation for so much in life. They are seen here about 30 years ago, give or take a few, around the time David was born.

David developed a love of ballroom dancing, cultivated by one of the finest coaches around, Bobbi Davies. David competed with his ballroom partner, Agnes, on and off for ten years.

They competed at several national championships. He could not have asked for a better coach, a harder working partner, or better friends.

David loves sailing all kinds of boats, from small single-handed dinghies, up to the the 92-foot schooner he crewed aboard during high school.

Nearly any day on the water is a good one.

David loves playing the guitar, everything from Jars of Clay and Rhett Walker Band to Johnny Cash and Paul Simon.

Another love of David's is traveling. He lived in Florence, Italy, during his Junior year of college. He took this picture of Il Duomo, one of the most beautiful buildings in the city.

During his year abroad, David backpacked around Europe. Over the winter break, he left Italy for a month and decided to go north. He photographed this sign in the Swedish town of Kiruna, above the Arctic Circle.

In the arctic, David went on an overnight dogsledding trip. He slept in a Lappish hut heated by wood he helped chop.

Exterior of the Lappish hut.

Sunrise in the arctic was around 10 am, sunset was around 1pm.

This little pup, not phased by the cold, just wanted to play.

Jukkasjärvi is home to an ice hotel, which David stopped to visit, though he did not stay over.

The ice bar was one of the coolest he's seen ... That's an absolute.

Back in the U.S., David finished his undergraduate studies with a B.A. in English.

After graduating, the family travelled across the country. Mount Rushmore was smaller than expected.

David went to graduate school at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, the oldest "j-school" in the nation, to earn his Master's.

Another view of Mizzou.

David started working at WPTZ in March, 2008. Some of his stories since then include bobsledding in Lake Placid.

Interviewing Steve Holcomb, the man who would win the U.S.A.'s first gold medal in the four-man bobsled since 1948...

Flying in an F-16 with the Vermont Air National Guard. Yes, he threw up, but he never passed out - even under 9 Gs....

...and interviewing Bill Cosby when he performed at the Champlain Valley Fair.

David loves food. He ate everything you see here - and has been on a diet ever since.

He also likes oysters. A lot.

The whole family loves the beach and the water.

Fritz always sleeps best in somebody's bed.

The cats loved Vermont. Tiger loved climbing.

If anyone was going somewhere, Morris wanted to come too.

David loves climbing too, though nothing too technical.

One of his newest passions is skiing. He loves the thrill of the sport, the friends that share it and the beauty of the mountains on a winter morning.

You can see the joy in his eyes...

When the snow melts, there is nowhere he would rather be than on Lake Champlain with family and friends.

After growing up in Vermont, living and working in other parts of this country and living in Europe for a year, David came back to the Champlain Valley and mountains on either side because he loves this place more than any he's been. This is his home.